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A history: Monuments to Courage, a History of Beaver County

mcbooki154p112: The Deseret Telegraph (cont.), The Bell Telephone System, Local Transportation and Highways

The Wells Fargo Express established an office in Beaver about 1877 or 1878. Charles Woodhouse was manager.
James Low, a native of Scotland and a convert to the Mormon Church, was one of Beaver's original pio-neers. He took an active part in the establishment of the city and county. He operated the first stage line from Beaver to St. George. He kept a stage station here in Beaver along with the Low Hotel, where fresh horses could be obtained. He served in the following capacities: County treasurer after Utah became a state, road super-visor, commissioner, and one time mayor of Beaver City. He was a major in the Utah Militia for 20 years, and at the end of his enlistment was commissioned by the Gov-ernment.
Benjamin Amos McBride drove stage from Beaver to Frisco for several years during the hey-dey of that mining town.
THE BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
The Bell Telephone was installed in Beaver in 1898, by Mr. Kitelinger, who was manager until 1900. Chief operator was Drucilla Fennemore, with Lucy Kitelinger and Mable Emerson, followed by Bertha Price and Mar-garet Hurst.
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
There are two U. S. Highways passing through Beaver County, No. 91 from north to south, and No. 21 east and west. Highway No. 91, passing through the cen-tral portion or street known as Main or K, it thus connects Beaver City with all important cities or towns of central Utah.
No. 21 runs east and west through the county, making through transportation into Nevada, also to Piute County on the east, where it joins with Highway No. 89. On Highway No. 21, passing through Milford and going west,

The Wells Fargo Express established an office in Beaver about 1877 or 1878. Charles Woodhouse was manager.
James Low, a native of Scotland and a convert to the Mormon Church, was one of Beaver's original pio-neers. He took an active part in the establishment of the city and county. He operated the first stage line from Beaver to St. George. He kept a stage station here in Beaver along with the Low Hotel, where fresh horses could be obtained. He served in the following capacities: County treasurer after Utah became a state, road super-visor, commissioner, and one time mayor of Beaver City. He was a major in the Utah Militia for 20 years, and at the end of his enlistment was commissioned by the Gov-ernment.
Benjamin Amos McBride drove stage from Beaver to Frisco for several years during the hey-dey of that mining town.
THE BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
The Bell Telephone was installed in Beaver in 1898, by Mr. Kitelinger, who was manager until 1900. Chief operator was Drucilla Fennemore, with Lucy Kitelinger and Mable Emerson, followed by Bertha Price and Mar-garet Hurst.
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
There are two U. S. Highways passing through Beaver County, No. 91 from north to south, and No. 21 east and west. Highway No. 91, passing through the cen-tral portion or street known as Main or K, it thus connects Beaver City with all important cities or towns of central Utah.
No. 21 runs east and west through the county, making through transportation into Nevada, also to Piute County on the east, where it joins with Highway No. 89. On Highway No. 21, passing through Milford and going west,